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Hezbollah confident any US-Iran deal will include Lebanon, politician says

The remains of buildings in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
The remains of buildings in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

US-Iran peace memorandum could be signed on June 14 in Geneva, source says

People attending Friday prayer in Tehran amid hopes Iran and the US will ink a peace deal by June 14.
People attending Friday prayer in Tehran amid hopes Iran and the US will ink a peace deal by June 14.

U.S.-Iran peace memorandum could be signed on Sunday in Geneva, source says

Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

News analysis

Trump’s Kharg threat, reversal show Iran war high-wire act

Trump said in a social media post June 11 that the US “will be taking Kharg Island” and assume control of Iran’s oil and gas markets.
Trump said in a social media post June 11 that the US “will be taking Kharg Island” and assume control of Iran’s oil and gas markets.

Iran-born engineer wins bail ahead of U.S. trial tied to deadly drone strike

Mahdi Sadeghi, a dual U.S.-Iranian national, appears in an 2024 photo that federal prosecutors in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., obtained from his phone and included in a court filing on January 13, 2025 that depicts Sadeghi with two other individuals, including Mohammad Abedini. U.S. Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS.
Mahdi Sadeghi, a dual U.S.-Iranian national, appears in an 2024 photo that federal prosecutors in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., obtained from his phone and included in a court filing on January 13, 2025 that depicts Sadeghi with two other individuals, including Mohammad Abedini. U.S. Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS.

Iran says no final decision made on deal that Trump hopes could be signed soon

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 11.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 11.

Trump announces ‘great’ Iran settlement that will trigger opening of Hormuz strait

US President Donald Trump said on June 11 that he expected a “great settlement” with Iran to be signed within days.
US President Donald Trump said on June 11 that he expected a “great settlement” with Iran to be signed within days.

Trump cancels US strikes on Iran, citing progress in peace talks

Iranians walking past a large-scale political billboard featuring Iranian missiles and a sword in Tehran, Iran, on June 11.
Iranians walking past a large-scale political billboard featuring Iranian missiles and a sword in Tehran, Iran, on June 11.

US Supreme Court overturns ex-Twitter employee's obstruction conviction in Saudi spy case

FILE PHOTO: Ahmad Abouammo, a former Twitter Inc employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia, leaves Santa Rita jail after being freed pending trial, in Dublin, California, U.S. November 21, 2019.  REUTERS/Kate Munsch/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Ahmad Abouammo, a former Twitter Inc employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia, leaves Santa Rita jail after being freed pending trial, in Dublin, California, U.S. November 21, 2019.  REUTERS/Kate Munsch/File Photo

Lebanon's Christians flee Tyre, fearing Israel's campaign will prevent return

FILE PHOTO: Salma Safadi, 13, a Christian girl displaced from Tyre, southern Lebanon, reacts during an interview with journalists as she sits in her family's room where they take refuge at the House of Saint Anne for Youth, overseen by the Greek Melkite Catholic Patriarchate, in Rabweh, Lebanon, June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Salma Safadi, 13, a Christian girl displaced from Tyre, southern Lebanon, reacts during an interview with journalists as she sits in her family's room where they take refuge at the House of Saint Anne for Youth, overseen by the Greek Melkite Catholic Patriarchate, in Rabweh, Lebanon, June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.